Birth Stories

The quick flash of his face was so surreal, and a moment later we heard his first cry. That’s when it hit me, he was here! I’m a mom. Kip is a dad. We have a real, human baby.

"Somewhere between that lovely glucose test and my Tdap vaccine, I decided to look into natural birth plans ... and I switched practices at 37 weeks pregnant!"

"I remember the doctor arrived and asked if I wanted a mirror to see. 'What? Of course not!' I already felt I could die of nerves ... My doctor was wearing glasses, and with the reflection of the lamp bulbs, I saw everything!"

"With the guys by my side, we wandered outside to the silence of the night under the beautiful moonlight. They showered me with praise and told me how strong I was. I shared my fears with them, and they held me up as the walk brought on very strong contractions."

"I was so scared that something was going to go wrong. I had never read about a placenta abrasion and wasn’t really able to process that everything was going to be OK because of the overwhelming way the contractions so quickly sped up and gained momentum."